tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047132688625946848.post8269524218673186526..comments2014-08-19T13:26:09.915-05:00Comments on Dynamic Nonviolence: Sexy at Sixty?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047132688625946848.post-49040006794883444942008-04-23T18:57:00.000-05:002008-04-23T18:57:00.000-05:00Days leading up to the Israel 60 year anniversary ...Days leading up to the Israel 60 year anniversary celebrations, I noticed the flyers and signs all over campus informing passer-bys about the events. “Moon bounces,” “Free Food,” “Free T-Shirts” all of the flyers exclaimed. And truthfully, I found the whole thing to be rather inappropriate. Firstly, I think that by endorsing Israel as “sexy” it completely misinforms those who do not know much about the Arab-Israeli conflict. Regardless of what side one takes in the conflict, there is absolutely nothing about it that is sexy. It has been sixty years of conflict and struggle for many Israelis and Palestinians. Additionally, the fact that the word ‘Israel’ was plastered all over campus for about a week further proves the biased view Americans take towards the conflict. GIA should have included an information session with speakers of some kind to inform people about the conflict. Overall, I think that the protests against the "sexy at sixty" celebrations were effective – they stole much of the limelight from the GIA events without being disruptive or disrespectful. It is worth noting what they were doing in protest: sitting with their mouths taped shut wearing black. This symbolized the darkness of the conflict’s history and that Palestinians have very much been without a voice for the past sixty years.JennaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863127415999065144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047132688625946848.post-79195294358531004682008-04-22T23:46:00.000-05:002008-04-22T23:46:00.000-05:00i stopped by the israel celebration, but did not t...i stopped by the israel celebration, but did not think much about any conflict in the middle east. later i walked through red square and i noticed the nonviolent protest. a friend of mine was one of the protestors. he could not speak because he had tape over his mouth but he pointed at the pictures of wounded soldiers and children. growing up jewish, i have always been bias towards israel really up until my time at georgetown when i have had the opportunity to learn more. witnessing this nonviolent protest reminded me of what concepcion picciotto told me: that israel is not a jewish state but a zionist state. then she showed me a picture of orthodox jews holding signs that said just that. personally i don't take sides and i am not biased anymore. i know very little, but i believe there is a nonviolent solution. it is not about one side winning and defeating the other. it is not about good versus bad. we are all human.joseph gavronskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178933190426075203noreply@blogger.com